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If these pics are any indication, our girl Amy Poehler has caught a contagious crush on Vice President Joe Biden from her alter ego, Leslie Knope. And who could blame her? Even Adam Scott looks smitten with the veep. read more

What do T.I. and the casting directors of Parks and Recreation have in common? "They want Joe Biden, need Joe Biden." According to E!, the newly re-elected Vice President of the United States will make an appearance on the November 15 episode of Parks and Rec. (That's next week!) Two national treasures—Amy Poehler and Joe Biden—joining together on the small screen? This is really happening, folks. read more

Twitter: a big deal for Election 2012--but you already knew that. Our friends over at Twitter told us that these 8 tweets about the races were some of the most influentials ones sent out in the last few months. Did you press that RT button on any of 'em? read more

Time for honesty: Do you know what happens in the event of an Electoral College tie? I didn't, and, um, right now is a very good time to learn. Why? 'Cause it's actually a very feasible scenario for November 6, especially if Mitt Romney wins Ohio (which it looks like he'll need to snag the White House). So, Rachel Maddow stepped in and explained it in this amazing video--and it's a jaw-dropper of a situation, especially in Election 2012, with such a divided congress. You must watch this! read more

Earlier today, I asked two candidates for Congress in November, Cheri Bustos and Jessica Puente Bradshaw, for their predictions on tonight's VP debate. They were on target about a lot of issues discussed, but neither they nor I expected things in Danville to get as animated as they ended up--did you? read more

Tonight for the first and only time before you pull the lever on November 6--Election 2012 is 26 days away, but really, who's counting (ahem)--the Vice Presidential candidates step into the debate arena in Danville, Ky. at Centre College. Very few predicted exactly what happened on stage at presidential debate numero uno, but created waves in both campaigns. Will tonight's event have as big of an impact? I asked two candidates running for U.S. Congress in November for their predictions. read more

Would President Obama and presidential hopeful Mitt Romney be sleeping better at night if they had female vice-presidential candidates on their tickets? Affinova, a marketing and research company, released a survey earlier this week, finding that either candidate could have improved his chances with swing voters if he'd selected a woman for a running mate--and not just any woman: read more

How about that Paul Ryan, huh? When the Wisconsin congressman was announced as the VP nominee this weekend, Mitt Romney put an end to all GOP guessing—Condi! Pawlenty!—regarding his running mate. Now, with only 83 days left until the general election, we're entering the final stretch: the conventions, the campaign commercials, the emails flooding your inbox asking for donations. Among the 24-hour media coverage, there's one place where the recently-announced alliterative ticket (as well as the Obama-Biden incumbents) can really showcase their platforms: the televised debates. read more